Gait perturbation system and a method for testing and/or training a subject using the same
Active Publication Date: 2017-09-19
BERTEC
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[0011]Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a balance and/or gait perturbation system and a method for testing and/or training a
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However, the artificial nature of a typical environment for testing and/or training the balance and/or gait of a subject (e.g., a typical gait lab or clinician's office) makes it difficult to simulate the real-life conditions that are encountered by the subject.
Also, these artificial environments for balance and gait testing and/or training are unabl
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[0034]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gait perturbation system with a gait perturbation device in the form of an instrumented treadmill, according to the invention;
[0035]FIG. 2 is an end-side perspective view illustrating the pylon-type force transducers of the instrumented treadmill of FIG. 1, wherein, in this figure, handrails have been added to the instrumented treadmill of FIG. 1;
[0036]FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the instrumented treadmill of FIG. 2;
[0037]FIG. 4 is another perspective view of a subject disposed on the instrumented treadmill of FIG. 1, wherein the subject is outfitted with a plurality of inertial measurement units (IMUs) thereon;
[0038]FIG. 5 is a block diagram of constituent components of the gait perturbation system with the instrumented treadmill of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the invention;
[0039]FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the electronic actuator components of the instrumented treadmill of FIG. 1, and the data manipulation operati...
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[0051]FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a balance perturbation system with a balance perturbation device in the form of a displaceable force measurement assembly, according to the invention;
[0052]FIG. 19 is a perspective view of an immersive subject visual display device, a base assembly, and displaceable force measurement assembly of the balance perturbation system of FIG. 18;
[0053]FIG. 20 is a perspective view of an immersive subject visual display device and a cutaway perspective view of a base assembly and displaceable force measurement assembly of the balance perturbation system of FIG. 18, wherein several covers of the base assembly are removed;
[0054]FIG. 21 is a top view of the base assembly illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 20, according to the second embodiment of the invention;
[0055]FIG. 22 is a longitudinal section cut through the base assembly illustrated in FIG. 21, wherein the section is cut along the cutting plane line A-A in FIG. 21, according to the second embodiment of th...
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A balance and/or gait perturbation system is disclosed herein. The balance and/or gait perturbation system includes a balance and/or gait perturbation device and a data processing device. The balance and/or gait perturbation device includes one or more displaceable components configured to be displaced at a plurality of different positions, and having one or more surfaces for receiving one or more respective limbs of the person; and one or more first actuators coupled to the one or more displaceable components to adjust the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components. The data processing device is configured to generate a stochastic signal for introducing a perturbation to the one or more displaceable components, and to control the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components using the stochastic signal such that the one or more displaceable components perturb a balance and/or gait of the person.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 15 / 095,040, entitled “Gait Perturbation System and a Method For Testing and / or Training a Subject Using the Same”, filed on Apr. 9, 2016, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety by this reference thereto.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT[0003]Not Applicable.INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISK[0004]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]1. Field of the Invention[0006]The invention generally relates to a balance and / or gait perturbation system. More particularly, the invention relates to a balance and / or gait perturbation system that is capable of perturbing a balance and / or gait of a person.[0007]2. Background and Description of Related Art[0008]In order to study human motion, subjects are often tested ...
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